2019-2020 Session
Change SessionS.160 (Act 83)
An act relating to agricultural development
Senate Committee on Agriculture
5/29/2019 - Senate Message, Signed by Governor June 20, 2019
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- Last Recorded Action
- House 5/29/2019 - Senate Message, Signed by Governor June 20, 2019
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An act relating to agricultural development
Detailed Status
Regular Session 2019-2020
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An act relating to agricultural development
Roll Call History
Regular Session 2019-2020
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An act relating to agricultural development
Committee Meetings
Regular Session 2019-2020
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An act relating to agricultural development
Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2019-2020
Thursday, January 24, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 11:00 AM
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Workers Compensation
Michael Pieciak, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
Friday, January 25, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 9:00 AM
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Advanced wood heating
Abby White, Director of Communications, Efficiency Vermont
Jake Marin, HVAC Program Manager, Efficiency Vermont
Adam Sherman, Interim Director, Biomass Energy Resource Center
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 15 minutes after Floor
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Animal and Plant Traceability
Kristin Haas, State Vet, Director, Food Safety, Agency of Agriculture
Cary Giguere, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 10:00 AM
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Vermont Economic Development Authority
Jo Bradley, CEO, Vermont Economic Development Authority
Cassie Polhemus, Chief Operating Officer, incoming CEO, Vermont Economic Development Authority
Sarah Isham, Director of Agricultural Lending, Vermont Economic Development Authority
- 10:30 AM
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Yankee Farm Credit
Michael Farmer, Chief Operating Officer, Yankee Farm Credit
Friday, February 1, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 9:30 AM
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Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Roland Rainville, Farmer
Bill Rowell, Board Member and Green Mountain Dairy Farm owner, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance
- 10:15 AM
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Ansley Bloomer, Assistant Director, Renewable Energy Vermont
Andy Boutin, General Manager, Pellergy, LLC
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 11:15 AM
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Kara Shannon, ASPCA
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 10:00 AM
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Agricultural Education
Mark Canella, Agricultural Business Program Director, UVM Extension
Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Thursday, February 14, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 9:00 AM
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Jim Walsh, Phoenix Feeds
Rick Zimmerman, Executive Director, Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance
Caroline Potter, PRO-Dairy
Brad Lawes, Owner, Lawes Agricultural Services
- 11:00 AM
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Wood pellets
Chris Brooks, Owner, Vermont Wood Pellet Company
Tabitha Bowling, Owner, Kingdom Pellets
Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Sam Lincoln, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Thursday, February 21, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 9:00 AM
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Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, February 22, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 9:00 AM
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Poultry and Compost
Tom Gilbert, Owner/Operator, Black Dirt Farm, Stannard VT
George Cross, Owner, Dog River Farm
Cary Giguere, Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
Shelley Mehlenbacher, Assistant State Veterinarian, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Cathy Jamieson, Program Manager, WMPD Solid Waste Program, Department of Environmental Conservation
Buzz Ferver, Owner, Full Circle Farm
Bill Pearce, Co-owner, Hillside Farm, Albany
Hannah Pearce, Co-owner, Hillside Farm and Pearce's Pastured Poultry
Kurt Ericksen, Assistant General Manager, Vermont Compost Company
Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 15 minutes after Floor
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Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 9:00 AM
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Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- 10:00 AM
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Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
Molly Dillon, Deputy Commissioner, Banking, Department of Financial Regulation
- 11:00 AM
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Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Kara Shannon, ASPCA
Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Thursday, February 28, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 9:00 AM
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Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
Ela Chapin, Farm and Forest Viability Program Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
Nancy Everhart, Agricultural Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
Friday, March 1, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 8:30 AM
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Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- 9:15 AM
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Randy Quenneville, Section Chief, Meat Inspection Section, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Kristin Haas, State Vet, Director, Food Safety, Agency of Agriculture
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 11:00 AM
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Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 9:00 AM
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Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Lyn Desmarais, , Vermont Farm Bureau
Kara Shannon, ASPCA
Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- 11:30 AM
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Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Thursday, March 14, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 9:00 AM
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Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 9:30 AM
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Committee bills
Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- 10:30 AM
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Ted Brady, Deputy Commissioner, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
Friday, March 15, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 9:00 AM
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Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Hannah Smith, Associate General Counsel, Department of Environmental Conservation
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
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Introduction and Walk-through
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, March 21, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 10:30 AM
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In House Agriculture and Forestry Committee.
Overview of bill
Thursday, March 21, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
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Discussion and Possible Vote
Cathy Jamieson, Program Manager, WMPD Solid Waste Program, Department of Environmental Conservation
Ed McNamara, Director of Planning and Energy Resources Division, Department of Public Service
Friday, March 22, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- 2:15 PM
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Sen. Robert Starr
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- 1:00 PM
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Sections 4, 5
Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
- 1:45 PM
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Section 2
Roger Allbee, Former Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Sen. Anthony Pollina
Henry Cammack, Sales Manager, Kimball Brook Farm
- 3:00 PM
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Sections 14-16
Sam Lincoln, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- 3:30 PM
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Sections 1 and 2.
James Maroney, Owner/Operator, Oliver Hill Farm
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- 9:00 AM
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Sections 1, 3
Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
Nancy Everhart, Agricultural Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
- 15 minutes after Floor
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Section 18
Ansley Bloomer, Assistant Director, Renewable Energy Vermont
Ken Gagnon, Owner, Gagnon Lumber
Sam Lincoln, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- 3:00 PM
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Section 6 and 7
Randy Quenneville, Section Chief, Meat Inspection Section, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Thursday, April 4, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- 9:00 AM
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Section 19
Lisa Ransom, Owner, Grow Compost of Vermont
Kim Crosby, Environmental Compliance Officer, Casella Waste Management
Kurt Erickson, Assistant General Manager, Vermont Compost Company
Tom Gilbert, Owner/Operator, Black Dirt Farm, Stannard VT
- 10:00 AM
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Section 3
Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Field Organizer, Rural Vermont
- 10:30 AM
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Section 11
Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Bob Lesnikoski , Board Member, Working Lands Enterprise Board
Paul Costello, Executive Director, Vermont Council on Rural Development
Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Field Organizer, Rural Vermont
Adam Necrason, Lobbyist, ASPCA
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- 9:30 AM
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Section 1
Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- 1:00 PM
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Section 3
Eric Roy, Rubenstein School of Environmental and Natural Resources
David Mears, Executive Director, Audubon Vermont
- 2:30 PM
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Gil Livingston, Former President, Vermont Land Trust
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- 9:30 AM
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Section 1
Betsy Rosenbluth, Project Director, Vermont FEED
Farm to School response
Kathy Alexander, Director MAUSD/ANWSD Food Service Cooperative , Mount Abraham Unified School District and Addison Northwest School District
Abbie Nelson, Co-Director, VT Food Ed. Every Day & Education Director NOFA-VT
Faye Mack, Advocacy and Education Director, Hunger Free Vermont
- 11:30 AM
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Earl Ransom, Owner, Strafford Organic Creamery
Thursday, April 11, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- 9:00 AM
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Section 3
Phil Huffman, Director of Government Relations and Policy, The Nature Conservancy
Rose Paul, Director of Science and Fresh Water Programs, The Nature Conservancy
- 10:00 AM
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Section 12 and 13
Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Jim Shallow, Director of Strategic Conservation Initiatives, The Nature Conservancy
Phil Huffman, Director of Government Relations and Policy, The Nature Conservancy
Robert Turner, Consulting Forester and Member, Governor's Climate Actin Commission
Nick Richardson, President, Vermont Land Trust
- 15 minutes after Floor
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Jon Klar, Farmer, Irasburg, VT
Jack Lazor, Owner, Butterworks Farm
Friday, April 12, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- following
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Committee discussion
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- 1:00 PM
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Eric Guzman, Office of Legislative Counsel
Will Kriewald, Chief Financial Officer, Office of the State Treasurer
Paul Tomasi, District Manager, NEK Waste Management District
Cathy Jamieson, Program Manager, WMPD Solid Waste Program, Department of Environmental Conservation
Bruce Westcott, General Manager, Central VT Solid Waste District
Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Tom Gilbert, Owner/Operator, Black Dirt Farm, Stannard VT
Pat Austin, Hauler, Orleans County
EB Flory, Dairy Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Karl Hammer, Owner, Vermont Compost Co.
Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau
Sam Lincoln, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Buzz Ferver, Owner, Full Circle Farm
Thursday, April 18, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- 9:00 AM
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Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
Cathy Jamieson, Program Manager, WMPD Solid Waste Program, Department of Environmental Conservation
Kurt Ericksen, Assistant General Manager, Vermont Compost Company
Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
- 3:00 PM
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Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
Friday, April 19, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- 9:00 AM
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Kristin Haas, State Vet, Director, Food Safety, Agency of Agriculture
- 15 minutes after Floor
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Committee discussion
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- 1:00 PM
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Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Phil Huffman, Director of Government Relations and Policy, The Nature Conservancy
- 2:30 PM
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Section 1
Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm to School Network
Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- 10:30 AM
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Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
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Rep. Jessica Brumsted, House Committee On Human Services
Rosalyn Graham, Shelburne
Hannah Smith, Associate General Counsel, Department of Environmental Conservation
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- 9:00 AM
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Maddie Kempner, Membership and Advocacy Coordinator, NOFA VT
Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Field Organizer, Rural Vermont
Jane Clifford, Dairy Producer, Starksboro
- 10:30 AM
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Carbon Markets
Charles Kerchner
- 15 minutes after Floor
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Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, May 2, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- 9:00 AM
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Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Kurt Erickson, Vermont Compost Company
Tom Gilbert, Owner/Operator, Black Dirt Farm, Stannard VT
- 10:30 AM
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Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
- 15 minutes after Floor
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compost
Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Friday, May 3, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- 15 minutes after Floor
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Committee discussion
Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Stephanie Smith, Land Use Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Cathy Jamieson, Program Manager, WMPD Solid Waste Program, Department of Environmental Conservation
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- 4:00 PM
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Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Monday, May 13, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- 11:00 AM
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Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
Monday, May 13, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Appropriations
- 5:00 PM
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Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Appropriations
- 9:30 AM
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Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, Reporter, House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- 2:30 PM
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Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- 9:00 AM
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Committee discussion
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- 9:00 AM
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Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, May 17, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- 9:00 AM
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Masland Amendment
Friday, May 17, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- 9:00 AM
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Discussion of Amendment
Rep. James Masland, Sponsor
Peter Walke, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Committee of Conference
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3:00 PM
6:00 PM
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Committee of Conference
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1:45 PM
Committee Documents
An act relating to agricultural development
Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2019-2020
House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- Kathy Alexander, Director MAUSD/ANWSD Food Service Cooperative , Mount Abraham Unified School District and Addison Northwest School District
- Roger Allbee, Former Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Pat Austin, Hauler, Orleans County
- Ansley Bloomer, Assistant Director, Renewable Energy Vermont
- Rep. Jessica Brumsted, House Committee On Human Services
- Henry Cammack, Sales Manager, Kimball Brook Farm
- Jane Clifford, Dairy Producer, Starksboro
- Paul Costello, Executive Director, Vermont Council on Rural Development
- Kim Crosby, Environmental Compliance Officer, Casella Waste Management
- Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Kurt Ericksen, Assistant General Manager, Vermont Compost Company
- Kurt Erickson, Vermont Compost Company
- Kurt Erickson, Assistant General Manager, Vermont Compost Company
- Nancy Everhart, Agricultural Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
- Buzz Ferver, Owner, Full Circle Farm
- EB Flory, Dairy Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau
- Ken Gagnon, Owner, Gagnon Lumber
- Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
- Tom Gilbert, Owner/Operator, Black Dirt Farm, Stannard VT
- Rosalyn Graham, Shelburne
- Eric Guzman, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Kristin Haas, State Vet, Director, Food Safety, Agency of Agriculture
- Karl Hammer, Owner, Vermont Compost Co.
- Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
- Phil Huffman, Director of Government Relations and Policy, The Nature Conservancy
- Cathy Jamieson, Program Manager, WMPD Solid Waste Program, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
- Maddie Kempner, Membership and Advocacy Coordinator, NOFA VT
- Charles Kerchner
- Jon Klar, Farmer, Irasburg, VT
- Will Kriewald, Chief Financial Officer, Office of the State Treasurer
- Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers
- Jack Lazor, Owner, Butterworks Farm
- Bob Lesnikoski , Board Member, Working Lands Enterprise Board
- Sam Lincoln, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Gil Livingston, Former President, Vermont Land Trust
- Faye Mack, Advocacy and Education Director, Hunger Free Vermont
- James Maroney, Owner/Operator, Oliver Hill Farm
- Rep. James Masland, Sponsor
- David Mears, Executive Director, Audubon Vermont
- Adam Necrason, Lobbyist, ASPCA
- Abbie Nelson, Co-Director, VT Food Ed. Every Day & Education Director NOFA-VT
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Rose Paul, Director of Science and Fresh Water Programs, The Nature Conservancy
- Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
- Sen. Anthony Pollina
- Randy Quenneville, Section Chief, Meat Inspection Section, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Earl Ransom, Owner, Strafford Organic Creamery
- Lisa Ransom, Owner, Grow Compost of Vermont
- Nick Richardson, President, Vermont Land Trust
- Betsy Rosenbluth, Project Director, Vermont FEED
- Eric Roy, Rubenstein School of Environmental and Natural Resources
- Jim Shallow, Director of Strategic Conservation Initiatives, The Nature Conservancy
- Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm to School Network
- Hannah Smith, Associate General Counsel, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Stephanie Smith, Land Use Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
- Paul Tomasi, District Manager, NEK Waste Management District
- Robert Turner, Consulting Forester and Member, Governor's Climate Actin Commission
- Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Field Organizer, Rural Vermont
- Peter Walke, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
- Bruce Westcott, General Manager, Central VT Solid Waste District
- Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
House Committee on Appropriations
- Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, Reporter, House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
Senate Committee on Agriculture
- Ansley Bloomer, Assistant Director, Renewable Energy Vermont
- Andy Boutin, General Manager, Pellergy, LLC
- Tabitha Bowling, Owner, Kingdom Pellets
- Jo Bradley, CEO, Vermont Economic Development Authority
- Ted Brady, Deputy Commissioner, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Chris Brooks, Owner, Vermont Wood Pellet Company
- Mark Canella, Agricultural Business Program Director, UVM Extension
- Ela Chapin, Farm and Forest Viability Program Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
- George Cross, Owner, Dog River Farm
- Lyn Desmarais, , Vermont Farm Bureau
- Molly Dillon, Deputy Commissioner, Banking, Department of Financial Regulation
- Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Kurt Ericksen, Assistant General Manager, Vermont Compost Company
- Nancy Everhart, Agricultural Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
- Michael Farmer, Chief Operating Officer, Yankee Farm Credit
- Buzz Ferver, Owner, Full Circle Farm
- Cary Giguere, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Cary Giguere, Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
- Tom Gilbert, Owner/Operator, Black Dirt Farm, Stannard VT
- Kristin Haas, State Vet, Director, Food Safety, Agency of Agriculture
- Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
- Sarah Isham, Director of Agricultural Lending, Vermont Economic Development Authority
- Cathy Jamieson, Program Manager, WMPD Solid Waste Program, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Brad Lawes, Owner, Lawes Agricultural Services
- Sam Lincoln, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Jake Marin, HVAC Program Manager, Efficiency Vermont
- Shelley Mehlenbacher, Assistant State Veterinarian, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
- Bill Pearce, Co-owner, Hillside Farm, Albany
- Hannah Pearce, Co-owner, Hillside Farm and Pearce's Pastured Poultry
- Michael Pieciak, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
- Cassie Polhemus, Chief Operating Officer, incoming CEO, Vermont Economic Development Authority
- Caroline Potter, PRO-Dairy
- Randy Quenneville, Section Chief, Meat Inspection Section, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
- Roland Rainville, Farmer
- Bill Rowell, Board Member and Green Mountain Dairy Farm owner, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance
- Kara Shannon, ASPCA
- Adam Sherman, Interim Director, Biomass Energy Resource Center
- Hannah Smith, Associate General Counsel, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
- Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Jim Walsh, Phoenix Feeds
- Abby White, Director of Communications, Efficiency Vermont
- Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Rick Zimmerman, Executive Director, Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Sen. Robert Starr
Senate Committee on Finance
- Cathy Jamieson, Program Manager, WMPD Solid Waste Program, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Ed McNamara, Director of Planning and Energy Resources Division, Department of Public Service
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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An act relating to agricultural development
Committee of Conference Members
Regular Session 2019-2020
An act relating to agricultural development
Committee of Conference Meetings
Regular Session 2019-2020
| Meeting Date | Committee |
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An act relating to agricultural development
Committee of Conference Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2019-2020
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Committee of Conference
- 1:00 PM
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S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development
- 3:00 PM
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S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development
- 6:00 PM
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S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Committee of Conference
- 12:45 PM
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S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development
- 1:45 PM
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S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development
No committee of conference report found for S.160 in the Regular Session 2019-2020.
Act
- Signed into law 6/20/2019
- As Enacted (ACT 83)
- Act Summary
An act relating to agricultural development
Statutes Affected
Regular Session 2019-2020
| Statute |
|---|
| 6 V.S.A. § 642. Duties and authority of the Secretary |
| 6 V.S.A. § 2701. Rules |
| 6 V.S.A. § 3311a. Livestock; inspection; licensing; personal slaughter; itinerant slaughter |
| 6 V.S.A. § 4607. Powers and duties of the Vermont Working Lands Enterprise Board |
| 10 V.S.A. § 2622b. Accident prevention and safety training for logging contractors |
| 10 V.S.A. § 2622c. Financial assistance; logger safety; master logger certification; cost-share |
| 10 V.S.A. § 2702. Value-added forest products; financial assistance |
| 10 V.S.A. § 6607a. Waste transportation; commercial hauler permit requirement |
| 32 V.S.A. § 584. Vermont Clean Water Affinity Card Program |
| 32 V.S.A. § 9741. Sales not covered |
